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RFC 822 - 4.4.3. REPLY-TO / RESENT-REPLY-TO

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### 4.4.3. REPLY-TO / RESENT-REPLY-TO

This field provides a general mechanism for indicating any mailbox(es) to which responses are to be sent. Three typical uses for this feature can be distinguished. In the first case, the author(s) may not have regular machine-based mailboxes and therefore wish(es) to indicate an alternate machine address. In the second case, an author may wish additional persons to be made aware of, or responsible for, replies. A somewhat different use may be of some help to "text message teleconferencing" groups equipped with automatic distribution services: include the address of that service in the "Reply-To" field of all messages submitted to the teleconference; then participants can "reply" to conference submissions to guarantee the correct distribution of any submission of their own.

Note: The "Return-Path" field is added by the mail transport service, at the time of final deliver. It is intended to identify a path back to the orginator of the message. The "Reply-To" field is added by the message originator and is intended to direct replies.

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RFC 822 - 4.4.3. REPLY-TO / RESENT-REPLY-TO